Documents show Horizon staff raised alarm about ambulance bay unit long before public backlash – CBC

Substandard infection prevention, oxygen equipment among concerns from hospital staff

Apr 20, 2026

Horizon Health leadership fielded staff concerns about a makeshift hospital unit in an ambulance bay as far back as a year before it came into the public eye.

Those concerns span from infection prevention to temperature issues and loud noise, and are captured in documents obtained through a right-to-information request.

The Medical Transition Unit, or MTU, at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton made headlines in January after several people went public with their experiences on the unit — which was without running water, bathrooms or beds.

Horizon said the unit opened in December 2024, in response to hospital overcrowding, as a temporary space for patients waiting for admission to hospital.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/horizon-staff-ambulance-bay-unit-9.7165043